Chapter 14 - Quidditch
17th October 1977
It was the first game of the Quidditch season, Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw. It was originally Gryffindor vs Slytherin, however, the Slytherin Quidditch captain Montague was sent to the hospital wing after a potion accident, therefore it was switched to Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw.
Rosaline wanted to try out for the Quidditch team, she actually went to the pitch with her broomstick on the day of the tryout, but Montague told her to get lost since the team was only for boys. She shouted at him for being a sexist pig and eventually she was removed from the pitch by his cronies. She swore that she was going to cheer for every house except Slytherin.
She decided to walk over to Harry, James, and Sirius at breakfast, hoping to say a quick 'good luck' to them. From a distance, she saw James looking less smug as usual. It was understandable since it was his first time leading a Quidditch team and he was uncertain if they were going to win. Harry, on the other hand, looked quite excited. He was eager to compete in a proper Quidditch match after a year of break. Sirius was being 'Sirius', as the marauders would put it, which meant he was busy making out with a girl. James told Rosaline and Harry that he hadn't been 'Sirius' since the start of this school year, but now he was back. And at the breakfast table, instead of eating breakfast, Sirius was eating a black-haired girl's face, everyone around the table looked revolted, so did Rosaline. She changed course and headed to the Ravenclaw table instead.
"Morning, sweetheart," Rosaline said to Steven as she dropped into the seat next to him.
He smiled nervously and fidgeted with his Quidditch gloves.
Rosaline took his hand into hers and squeezed it, "You'll be great, don't worry."
"Thanks, love. I know our Chasers are good, so are our Beaters, but I'm not so confident about our seeker, he's new." Steven muttered.
Rosaline knew that Ravenclaw would lose then, there was no way Harry would not catch a snitch, and the Gryffindor Chasers were not bad, they would definitely flatten Ravenclaw. However, she kept that to herself.
"Hey, as long as you have given your best shot, I'll be proud of you." Rosaline comforted.
Steven beamed at her, "You're such a wonderful person," then he dug into his Quidditch bag and pulled out a jersey with the name 'Goldstein' on it, "Wear it and be my good luck charm, please?"
Rosaline put it on immediately and Steven smiled from ear to ear, he leaned towards and kissed her. After a brief second, he pulled out, and said, "I've got to go to the pitch, see you at the game, love."
Rosaline moved to the Slytherin table to rejoin Narcissa and Olivia, they were both grinning widely.
"What are you smiling at?" Rosaline asked.
"You two are so sweet," said Narcissa.
"How satisfactory is his kissing skill on the scale of one to ten?" Olivia asked, smirking.
"I'd say above 7," Rosaline answered.
"Only above 7? Did he use his tongue?" Olivia inquired.
"I'm not telling you that!" Rosaline laughed.
"Why not? It's a perfectly normal thing for you to share." Olivia replied amusedly.
"Then why don't you share the details of your first kiss with us?" Rosaline responded.
"Well, if you insist. My first kiss was with Marlene McKinnon in my fourth year. We were not experienced in kissing at that time so we mostly just sucked on each other's lips weirdly." Olivia answered.
Rosaline's eyes widened, "Oh, I didn't know that you are-"
"Bisexual? Yeah, well, you don't announce your sexuality to everyone you meet, do you?" Olivia said.
"True. Wow, you must be really brave coming out in Slytherin House, people here are not the accepting bunch," Rosaline admitted.
"No, they still hold it against me sometimes. But I don't really give a damn about what they think," stated Olivia.
Today was a perfect condition to play Quidditch with cool air and blue sky, which was very rare in Scotland. The Quidditch stands were filled with overly excited students, most of them spotting either the Gryffindor or Ravenclaw flags. The trio found seats near the Ravenclaw stands and sat down.
"Welcome to the first Quidditch game of the year!" Remus announced from the commentary box. "Since the Slytherin captain, Montague decided to blow himself up,"
"Mr. Lupin!" Professor McGonagall called out.
"This game will be Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw! Please welcome the Gryffindor team, Potter, Johnson, Jones, Brown, McKinnon, Black, and Potter!"
The Gryffindor supporters howled.
"And the Ravenclaw team, Davis, Boot, Goldstein, Li, Thomas, Shacklebolt, and Ackerley!"
The Ravenclaw around them cheered loudly.
"Captains shake hands."
James gritted his teeth and shook hands with Davis. On Madam Hooch's whistle, they kicked off to the skies into their positions.
"So, the game begins. Davis caught the Quaffle and passed it to Boot, Boot ducked the Bludger aimed by Sirius and passed the Quaffle to Goldstein, who scored. Ten points to Ravenclaw." Remus said rather unenthusiastically.
Rosaline cheered for her boyfriend, she was really surprised at how good he was. He was no way as good as her but still, he was better than most people that Rosaline had played with.
After 15 minutes, Gryffindor was leading 40-10, with James scoring thirty points alone.
"Then Potter got the Quaffle again, who flew past Davis's attempt to intercept, but ouch! He was hit by the bludger sent by Shacklebolt and dropped the Quaffle, it must have hurt like hell, mate. Sirius, Marlene, smack them back!" Remus yelled into the microphone.
"Mr. Lupin, we do not advocate violence. Please remain neutral as the commentator." Professor McGonagall warned.
"Anyway, Goldstein got hold of the Quaffle and scored. 10 points to Ravenclaw. Oh look, it seems like Potter has seen the snitch!"
Harry was flying almost vertically to the ground, with Ackerley on his tail. When they were only a few inches near the ground, Ackerley gave up the chase and pulled up, while Harry kept heading towards to ground.
"Fuck, Harry! Pull up or you're going to kill yourself!" Rosaline shouted desperately.
At the very last moment, Harry pulled up. He waved his right hand holding a fluttering snitch and grinned.
"YES! That's bloody awesome, fucking hell mate!" Remus exclaimed happily.
"It was spectacular but do mind your language, Mr. Lupin" Professor McGonagall reprimanded him while her lips twitched.
"GRYFFINDOR WINS. 190 - 20"
"Your brother is something else," Olivia remarked while walking down to the pitch with Narcissa and Rosaline, "I wonder if he's single."
Rosaline giggled, " He is absolutely insane but yes, he is single."
"Well then, Narcissa, are you coming, I'm going to chat up a fit guy," Olivia smiled when she saw Narcissa nod, then they moved in Harry's direction.
Rosaline on the other hand was going to the Ravenclaw end to find Steven. He looked disappointed and down, Rosaline rushed forward to embrace him.
"We lost," he said, crestfallen.
"I know, darling, but you did your best. I saw you made those two goals, they were absolutely brilliant." Rosaline replied.
"The Gryffindor team is too good, we definitely don't have a shot for the Cup then." Steven shook his head.
"But you can still beat Hufflepuff and Slytherin, I personally will give you the blessing to knock Montague off his broom, oh and Mulciber too." Rosaline comforted.
Steven cracked a smile at this, "Yeah, Hufflepuff's chasers are bad and the only good player on the Slytherin team is Regulus Black. He will definitely catch the snitch but we can score much more points than they can."
"Exactly. And to be honest, you've really surprised me with your skills, you're better than I'd thought, and definitely sexy on a broom." Rosaline smirked.
Steven responded by crashing his lips on hers eagerly, his hand tightening on her waist and he slipped his tongue into her mouth. Rosaline let out a little moan and tangled her fingers in his brown hair while fighting for dominance with her tongue.
"Oi!" Olivia's voice called out and the couple broke apart. Rosaline's face heated up when she realized they were blocking the entrance to the changing rooms. Olivia continued, "As nice as it is to get free pornography, get a room."
She muttered a quick goodbye to Steven before he went into the changing room, then she followed Olivia and Narcissa out of the pitch.
"So he does use his tongue, huh," Olivia teased.
Rosaline was still too embarrassed to speak, she just continued walking in silence.
"That's... quite a kiss, no wonder my cousin and his friends decided not to go change" Narcissa commented.
Rosaline gulped and said, "They saw it?"
"Yeah, they looked like they were going to puke, but it's not bad to look at, quite graphic and enthusiastic I'd say," Olivia answered cheerfully.
"It's because you've got no shame, Liv. You stared at them for almost ten seconds before stopping them." Narcissa scoffed.
"What, if they didn't want to be looked at, they wouldn't do it in front of the changing room," Olivia replied.
"Can we please change the subject?" Rosaline sighed.
"So, your cousin invited us to a party," Olivia said.
"Oh? Tonight?" Rosaline asked.
"Yes, after dinner at 8. I'm going, I miss parties," Olivia stated.
"Then I'll have to go too," Narcissa groaned, "Someone has to carry her unconscious body from the Gryffindor common room to our dorm."
"It's just three times!" Olivia defended.
"Yeah, it's the last three times. And I also have to stop you from hopping into bed with strangers, remember what happened in March?"
"No fair, I was high at that time!" Olivia retorted.
"Oh yes, and stop you from doing drugs," Narcissa said.
Rosaline laughed as Narcissa and Olivia continued to bicker on their way to lunch.
After dinner, Rosaline quickly approached Steven and asked him if he wanted to join the Gryffindor party. She knew he would say no as he wouldn't want to celebrate Gryffindor's victory, she was correct. Steven turned her down and told her to enjoy the party with her cousin and friends. At 8 pm sharp, the Slytherin trio entered the Gryffindor common room, which was already very crowded with loud party music playing.
"You made it!" James waved and called out to them, "And um... you didn't bring your boyfriend, did you?" He added with a disgusted expression on his face.
"No, he said he'll pass this time," Rosaline answered and James breathed in relief.
"I thought it starts at eight, but it looks like you've had it going on for hours," Olivia said.
"We planned to start at eight but Sirius locked us out from our dorm since he had to make out with Rebecca Thompson," Remus pulled a face, "That's why we decided to set up the party first."
As time proceeded, the party only got louder and louder. Rosaline was talking to Lily and her friends while she saw Olivia getting tipsier and tipsier then started making out with a golden-haired girl. Narcissa was sitting opposite Harry, chatting with him in the corner. At around 10, James announced, "We're playing Veritaserum or Dare. Anyone wants to join?"
"I'm joining," claimed Marlene, "Babe, are you coming?" She asked Dorcas, who nodded.
"I'm playing too!" Mary declared, "Come on, Lils, Al, Rosie, it'll be fun."
So the girls joined, as well as Narcissa, Harry, and the marauders. They sat in a circle around a table.
"I'll spin the bottle first," James said, and it landed on Harry, "Dare," He answered without a doubt.
"I dare you to take off your shirt." And Harry did. Rosaline distinctively saw Narcissa looking at his abs and bit her lips.
Harry, who was now shirtless, spun the bottle and it landed on Mary. "Veritaserum." She declared and drank the firewhiskey laced with veritaserum in front of her.
"Who do you have a crush on?" Harry asked.
"Remus," Mary answered and her cheeks turned red, so was Remus's. James, Sirius, and Peter grinned widely.
After a few rounds, Lily ended up sitting on James, Marlene was only in her undergarments, Remus was revealed to have a thing for shagging against bookshelves, and Sirius was forced to kiss Peter. Then, the bottle pointed at Rosaline, she hesitated. It was dangerous for her to choose veritaserum since she was withholding so much truth from everyone. But the dares were getting wilder and she didn't really want to make out with anyone in the room or remove her clothes, "Veritaserum," she finally said.
Sirius asked, "How many people have you had sex with?"
Rosaline was resisting the Veritaserum but it was a lost cause, she finally let the "six" slip out of her tongue. She glared at Sirius and shouted, "You fucking bastard! You couldn't have asked it in front of my cousin and my brother, could you?"
"What's the fun of it then, hm?" Sirius said smugly.
The people around the table were shocked especially James, who grabbed a bottle of firewhiskey and drank it straight out of the bottle.
"I think the game is over then," Rosaline announced and stood up to get some wine. She knew that it was her own fault for playing the game but at the same time, she was mad at Sirius, she couldn't understand why he couldn't ask normal questions like, 'who is your first kiss' or 'what is your type'. She could already imagine this being announced to the whole school. People in the Slytherin house had already been calling her 'filthy blood traitor' and 'muggle loving bitch', she certainly didn't need 'whore' to be added to the list. Besides, she was frustrated that Sirius had been ignoring her. He no longer joked or smiled at her and he even deliberately teamed up with Harry during DADA and left her to deal with Snape. She wanted to know why. Under the effect of the wine, she was a little braver and made her way to confront Sirius about everything.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Rosaline hissed at Sirius.
"It's a fair game, it's not my fault you don't enjoy my question," Sirius said quite indifferently, casually taking a sip of whiskey from the glass in his hand.
"Not only this! About everything. First, you ignored me, then you tried your best to embarrass me. What are you trying to do? Why are you doing this?" Rosaline raged at Sirius.
"I didn't embarrass you! You embarrassed yourself! You gave the answer, not me. So stop blaming me!" Sirius snapped back.
"You shouldn't have asked that question then, especially in front of James and Harry. What if I doze you with Veritaserum and ask you this in front of your mother, huh? Would you like it?" Rosaline retorted.
Sirius's lips twitched and smiled, then burst into laughter, "Good one. I'd very much like to let my mother know, I imagine she would have a heart attack and die, then I wouldn't have to see her ever again."
Rosaline cried in frustration, "You're incorrigible! Just because you have no shame, doesn't mean it's the same for the rest of us!"
"It's not my fault you chose to fuck six people and be embarrassed about that." Sirius spatted.
Rosaline saw red, her tears threatened to fall out, she said in a shaking voice, "Some of them were not my choice. I hope you're happy."
She marched out of the Gryffindor common room, leaving Sirius gaping after her.
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